Hey there! I'm a big quest reviewer (I doubt you'll have heard of me though - not many people have) on YouTube, and I've actually reviewed this quest too! You can check it out here, to shamelessly plug my own series. I actually quite liked the quest. The story was at least coherent and the dialogue entertaining and engaging, but I can see the points you're making here. I'd actually forgotten about that barrel puzzle but now that you've brought it up again I do remember headbutting several walls while doing it. Anyway, good luck with future questing/reviews!